NHL News: Maple Leafs and Franson Agree On One-Year Deal
Lance Hornby: The Maple Leafs and Cody Franson avoid salary arbitration and agree to a one-year, $3.3 million contract. Franson is coming off a career high in assists (28) and points (33) last season. He had filed a $4.2 million…
NHL Rumors II: Johansen, Five Arbitration Cases and No Setoguchi For Leafs
Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: The Blue Jackets and Ryan Johansen may still be far apart in contract talks, but at least they have been in contact after weeks of no communication. A source saying that Johansen's camp recently…
NHL Rumors I: Leafs and Franson Close … Arbitration Looming for Reimer and Sobotka
James Mirtle: Sounding like the Maple Leafs and Cody Franson will likely avoid their arbitration hearing with a last minute deal today. Will likely split the difference. Mirtle thinks the Leafs still intend to trade Franson. There are lots of…
NHL Rumors III: Franson and Roussel Going To Arbitration … Zuccarello
Elliotte Friedman: 48 hours before arbitration hearings, players and teams submit a dollar figure. The arbitrator can choose any number between or in rare cases, above the numbers submitted. Elliotte Friedman: Cody Franson submitted $4.2 million, with the Maple Leafs…
NHL Rumors II: Blackhawks, Nylander and the Stars
Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times: The Blackhawks will be $1.3 million or $2.2 million over the salary cap depending on whether Teuvo Teravainen is given a roster spot. The Blackhawks need to shed at least one contract and GM…
NHL Rumors I: Bruins D and Lucic, Staal and The Next To Push Salaries
Amalie Benjamin of the Globe: The Bruins have nine NHL/NHL-caliber defenseman, not including Zach Trotman and Joe Morrow who are close. “We can’t go into the year with nine NHL defensemen,” Chiarelli said earlier in the offseason. “So at some…
NHL Rumors III: Penguins, Avalanche and Jets
Will DePaoli of Inside Pittsburgh Sports: Source saying it's the Penguins intentions to keep Rob Scuderi. They haven't been actively been shopping him. The Penguins haven't approached Scuderi about waiving his modified no-trade clause. Scuderi can block trades to 15 teams.…
NHL Rumors II: The Blackhawks and Their Salary Cap Situation
Scott Powers of ESPN Chicago: With the Blackhawks being $1.3 million over the salary cap, they will have to trade at least one player, and the players are aware of the teams situation. "Yeah, I know," Blackhawks winger Bryan Bickell said about…
NHL Rumors I: Red Wings, Panthers, Penguins, Wild and Predators
George Sipple of the Detroit Free Press: The Red Wings have yet to sign RFAs Tomas Tatar and Danny DeKeyser, and they don't appear to be close. Tatar is looking over a recent offer. “We’ve talked and continue to talk,…
NHL News: Perlini Signs, Free Agent Signings for Panthers and Bruins
Harvey Fialkov: The Panthers two-year deal with Brendon Pirri is for $875,000 in the first year and $975,000 in the second. Arizona Coyotes: Signed 2014 first round draft pick Brendan Perlini. Boston Bruins: Jordan Caron's contract is for one-year, one-way…
NHL News: Panthers Re-Sign Dmitri Kulikov
TSN Hockey: The Panthers have re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Dmitri Kulikov to a three-year contract worth $13 million. The deal carries a $4.33 million salary cap hit. Kulikov was drafted 14th overall in the first round of the 2009…
NHL Rumors IV: Hayes, Rangers, Bruins and Hiller
Larry Brooks of the NY Post: The Blackhawks are still talking to Kevin Hayes about a contract, but if he's not signed by August 15th, he'll become UFA. The Rangers will be just one of the teams that will be…